Shears



s. M. CARPER Feb. 8, 1949.

SHEARS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 16, 1946 Inventor 3, 1949- s. M. CARPER ,46 ,370

SHEARS Filed April 16, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 8, 1949 UNITED v STATES ATENT FHCE 6 Claims. 1

the operator tobend down or kneel on the ground, in order to perform the cutting operations.

A further object of the invention is to provide shears are readily adjustable to various inclinations of the ground surface,

An 'additlonalobject=of the invention is -.to;pr0- vlde shears which are simple in construction,

smooth in operation, and in which theminimurn eiior is required to manipulate the same.

*1 h the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as specification proceeds, the invention conessentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accon panying drawings, in which:

E' irure l is a perspective view of the invention. Figure 2 is a central, cross sectionalview there of, the same being taken approximately in the plane of the line 2-2 in Figure 3.

Figure'S is a cross sectional View, taken in the plane of the line 3-3 in Figurez, with the exception that the levers ill, ill have been omitted, only the portions 28, 2!! of the pins 20' being shown in cross section.

Figure 4 is fragmentary, cross sectional detail, taken substantially in the plane of the line t l in Figure 1, and

Figure 5 is a perspective View of astrap extension used in the invention.

Like characters of reference are used to (165- ignate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention embodies in its construction a pair of crossed, upwardly extending levers Iii pivotally connected at the intersection thereof as at H, and forming a, pair of suitable operating handles l2, 2 at their upper extremities.

A pair of crossed, substantially horizontal shear blades is, It are pivotally connected as at M, said blades extending past the pivoted interseck6 tion thereof and being upwardly ofiset as at IE, to constitute a pair of operating arms l6, 16'.

If desired, the arms 58. it may be formed integrally with the respective blades i3, i3 as will clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

ii, i? are secured at the lower ends of the lovers iii,- it, the latterheing formed with central, blind bores 18, while the caps ii, I? themselves, are provided with central bores I9. Eins 2H pass freely through the respective bores it and are rotatably receivable in the bores l8, each pins being provided with apair of s s-seed shoulders 2i, whereby the pins are retamed in position.

cuter extremities of the pins 29 are flattened as at 2%, 25, these flattened portions, in t .,being formed with the apertures or eyes 22.

. able bolts 23, 23' the arms iii, the eyes 22 of the aforementioned pins. It will be noted that in this manner, a flexible connection is provided between the arms it, it of the blades l3, l3 and the lower ends of the levers it, ill. Y

A. strap Ed is secured at one end thereof to the pivot bolt H at the intersection of the levers Iii, id, said strap extending downwardly and forming a relatively forwardly angulated portion at its lowerend. A pair of equalizing'bars 26, 25' are pivoted-atone end as at 2T, 2? to the portion The "remaining ends of the bars 26,

are'pivctally connected as at 28, 23' to intermediate portions or the respective arms I5 I 6'.

vided at each end thereof withupturned lugs An arcuate strip 35 is pivotally connected at one end thereof as at 36 to the extension 3|, the strip 35 being complementary to and positioned adjacent to said extension. The lower end portion of the strip 35 passes between the lugs 34 and terminates in a yoke 31, configurated substantially as shown. A supporting roller 33 is rotatably positioned upon a shaft 39 journallecl project from the free ends said bolts freely engaging in the sides of the yoke 31, as will be clearly apparent from the accompanying drawings.

When the invention is placed in use, the blades l3, l3 are, of course, operated by manipulating the handles i2, i2 and it will be noted that in this manner, the operator may remain in an erect position while the cutting operation is being preformed close to the ground. Furthermore, by virtue of the forwardly disposed relationship'of the blades l3, 3 with respect to the levers it, Hi the shears may be manipulated with high degree of dexterity and efficiency in otherwise poorly accessible locations.

When it is desired to operate the shear blades at an angle, so to speak, such as on inclined surfaces of ground, the levers it, it and the associated blades i3, i3 may be swung transversely with respect to the roller about the pivoted connection 35. During this action, the strip 35 will move freely between the lugs 34, and the extent of the swinging movement of said levers and blades will be limited by the extent of movement of the strip 35 between the lugs.

Inasmuch as the blades i3, it are pivoted together at it while the levers iii, iii are pivoted together at H, and inasmuch as the bars 25), 2:3 are pivoted to the arms i5, i6 and to the strap 24 which, in turn, is connected to the pivot ll of the levers, movement of the levers it, i will be transmitted symmetrically through the arms I6, i8 and bars 26, 2% to the blades E3, i3, so that if one of the handles i2, i2 is moved through a greater or lesser distance than the second handle, the combined movement of the two handles will be equally distributed to produce an equal movement of the two blades i3, i3.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly apparent from the foregoing disclosure, and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. Shears comprising in combination, a pair of crossed, upwardly extending levers pivotally connected at the intersection thereof and forming handles at their upper ends, a pair of crossed, substantially horizontal blades pivotally connected together and extending past the intersection thereof to constitute a pair of operating arms, a flexible connection between the free end of each of said arms and the lower end of one of said levers, a strap secured at one'end thereof at the intersection of said levers and extending downwardly therefrom, a forwardly angulated portion at the lower end of said strap, a pair of equalizing bars, each connected at one end thereof to said angulated portion and at its remaining end to one of said arms, a downwardly and realwardly extending bracket connected to said strap, and a supporting roller rotatably mounted in said bracket.

2. The device as defined in claim 1, in which said bracket is povotally connected to said strap.

3. Shears comprising in combination, a pair of crossed, upwardly extending levers pivotally connected at the intersection thereof, a pair of operating handles at the upper ends of said levers, a pair of crossed, substantially horizontal shear blades pivotally connected together and extending past the intersection thereof to constitute a pair of upwardly offset operating arms, a flexible connection between the free end of each of said arms and the lower end of one of said levers, a strap secured at the intersection of said levers and extending downwardly therefrom, a relatively wide, forwardly angulated portion at the lower end of said strap, a pair of equalizer bars each pivotally connected at one end thereof to said angulated portion, the remaining end of each of said bars being pivotally connected to an intermediate portion of one of said arms, an arcuate strip pivotally connected at one end thereof to said strap, said strip extending downwardly and rearwardly and terminating in a transversely extending yoke, and a supporting roller rotatably mounted in said yoke, said levers and said associated blades being transversely swingable with respect to said roller.

4. The device as defined in claim 3 together with means for limiting the swinging movement of said levers and said blades.

5. The device as defined in claim 3 together with means for limiting the swinging movement of said levers and said blades, said means comprising an arcuate extension on said strap, said extension being complementary to and positioned adjacent said strip, a transversely disposed portion at the lower end of said extension, and an angulated lug at each end of said transversely disposed portion, said strip extending between said lugs and being pivotally connected at the upper end thereof to said extension, the transverse movement 01" said strip between said lugs limiting the swinging movement of said levers and said blades.

6. The device as defined in claim 3, in which said flexible connection of each of said arms to one of said levers comprises in combination, a cap secured to the lower end of said lever, a pin rotatably mounted in said cap and protruding from the end thereof, said pin being formed with an eye in its protruding end, and a bolt projecting from the free end of said arm, said bolt freely engaging said eye.

STANLEY M. CARPER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,432,241 Goodwin Oct. 17, 1922 1,647,085 Dearborn Oct. 25, 1927 

